In the general public of Korea, a misconception seems to persist that scientists are men in white coats stoically glaring into immaculate beakers. Luckily for scientists, there are people like Professor Chihyung Jeon who wish to expose the humanity in the world of facts and logic. Recently, Professor Jeon held an open mic event in KAIST for a documentary he is working on, named Life of Scientist.

Reaching out to the undergraduate student body as well as encouraging active exchange of ideas regarding how the student council should be run are some of the biggest concerns for the KAIST Undergraduate Student Council. To solve this issue, the student council collaborated with KAIST’s computer programming club System Programmers’ Association for Researching Computer Systems (SPARCS) to create a

When moving into a different setting, there are always adjustments and adaptations that one must make, ones like those all international students have experienced since starting KAIST. Yet, among a wide range of things we struggle to get accustomed to, the language barrier has always been one of the hardest challenges, the highest hurdle that most of us never successfully surmount. As a positive p

On November 21, KAIST announced the establishment of Startup KAIST, a program that aims to foster an entrepreneurial culture at the university by functioning as a one-stop venture support platform for students and laboratories alike. It was declared upon evaluation that the newly created enterprises and programs offered by the Korean government and domestic universities are insufficient, following

On November 22, KAIST Independent Film Festival was held in Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11). Many interesting short and long independent movies were screened as the Undergraduate Student Council and movie related clubs prepared for the event. The KAIST Herald met with one of the members who arranged the festival.

Another year has come to a close. The temperature is dropping, students are cramming, and resolutions are forming as we look back at a tumultuous year and look forward to the changes in the future. International Student and Scholar Society (ISSS) is no exception, and The KAIST Herald interviewed Haena Kang and Grace You to reminisce the past year, and what ISSS and the international community have

Some recent posting on ARA and Bamboo Forest, KAIST's two main online forums, raised concern over the abuse of online anonymity as a student's personal information got exposed with malicious intentions. Here are two viewpoints addressing the long-standing trade-off along the two edges of online anonymity.

A lot has been said over the years about Abraham Lincoln’s statement, “[..] a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.” One needs to only look around briefly to see the fallacy of this statement.

Recent upheavals, online and offline, in the KAIST community have been centered on whether or not faculty members of the university should have the first choice when booking for sports facilities. As there are a limited number of courts and fields to play on, both students and faculty members argue that it is their right to have priority over the use. The KAIST Herald investigates both sides of th

It was particularly fun being a KAIST student this semester as there were many festivals and events held around the KAIST campus. On top of annual fall festivals, which have gotten bigger in scale and popularity, extra events and visitations were made by famous celebrities and singers. Starting with the sudden filming of the famous television program One Night Two Days in our very own campus, ther

How much authority the government should have has always been a difficult subject to universally address. Post-war South Korea has experienced a turbulent political history varying from junta to democracy and yet, has done relatively well in approaching a system fairer to its citizens, considering that its modern political history is shorter than a century. That being said, recent actions by the l

We often hear that women are doing exceptionally well in every single field, making a difference in the society. But do any of us care to think further and analyze whether this is actually true? Let us get out of this sea of optimism for a minute and check on the world’s facts and figures about the utterly depressing condition of women in places all over the globe. These definitely do not create e

Midterm exams ended just a week ago, but it seems like final exams are here already. After a poor performance on the midterms, people like myself are all geared up to give their best for the finals. I promise to myself, “I will study diligently every single day and try to cover all that was taught in class.” But on most of the days, I fall behind my expectations.

Despite its relatively large proportion of international undergraduates, KAIST has yet to provide effective guidance for these students when it comes to declaration of majors, mainly because all currently available information sessions related to this issue are in Korean. In an effort to resolve this problem, KAIST International Students Association (KISA) members have decided to put together the

KINS, which stands for KAIST Integration of Natural Sciences, is a student-run organization affiliated with the College of Natural Sciences. The club was established in 2010 with the purpose of getting students of our university to share their knowledge and pursue their interests in the natural sciences. On November 23, KINS will be holding this year’s KINS Open Seminar, an event open to the stude

KAIST Run is an event where one donates funds by running at a track event, like a marathon. Although not the first of its kind, KAIST Run is one of the first in Korea to host such activities. The KAIST Herald went to find out the behind story and details about the event.

Anyone who was in Korea as recent as two years ago would remember the mandatory requirement of having a Cyworld homepage, or minihompy. To those who may not be aware, this was the social networking service (SNS) that doubled as the Facebook and the Kakaotalk of its day during the 2000’s before it finally relented to its younger and sprightlier competitors as society shifted towards increased level

The beginning of a new semester is filled with anticipation – probably incoming freshman more than returning seniors – but no matter how big or small, everyone is looking forward to the changes this semester will bring. I am no different. Or to be more accurate, I probably am more, especially because this semester marks another new beginning for me as the new Editor-in-Chief of The KAI

Perhaps we need not go as far as even outside our very own campus to find that intellectual thirst-quenching artistic inspiration. The artist residency program titled Endless Road is on its way to invite and accommodate three artists to our campus and encourage, as well as support, their artistic and creative activities, be it music, literature, scenario writing, cartoon drawing, and so on. KAIST

Perhaps many students at KAIST would agree that the channels of communication within the school are limited. It is quite difficult for one to get to know complete strangers, unless they are forcefully introduced through group projects in class, or if they share membership in the same club. Naturally, some of the functions of socialization have to be delegated to online media. The “official” routes